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Unsafe water advisory lifted for final areas of upper Kula

The Maui News The Maui County Department of Water Supply lifted the unsafe water advisory for the final two areas of upper Kula on Tuesday, declaring water across the region safe for unrestricted use nearly three months after the Aug. 8 wildfires damaged the system. Water may have ...

Health Department issues warning for some eyedrops

The Maui News The state Department of Health’s Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of several over-the-counter eyedrop products sold by national retailers that could potentially cause eye infections due to unsanitary conditions in the manufacturing facility. The U.S. Food and Drug ...

A super time on Halloween

FRIST PHOTO: Rocky Corneil, 6, spins a wheel to win a prize in front of the Verizon store Tuesday evening as cousin Ezra Corneil, 8, and grandmother Charlene Corneil look on during Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center’s Holo Holo Halloween celebration in Kahului. The center drew a large crowd of ...

Two more Lahaina zones to reopen this week

The Maui News Two more residential zones of Lahaina will reopen to residents and property owners this week, Maui County announced Tuesday. Restrictions will be lifted from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday for Zones 9F and 9G, which include Kalena Street, Lui Street, Pikanele Street, ...

W. Maui hotel occupancy still mostly residents

Occupancy at Maui County hotels in September was down only 3 percentage points compared to the same time last year, but hotels in West Maui were almost exclusively occupied by fire-displaced Lahaina residents and relief workers, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority said. According to HTA’s ...

Webinar to discuss Coral Resilience Lab

Hanalei Ho‘opai-Sylva and Madeleine Sherman of the Coral Resilience Lab will be the featured presenters at the next “Know Your Ocean” speaker series at 5:30 p.m. today. Ho‘opai-Sylva, the Maui lead for the Coral Resilience Lab, and Sherman, the project manager, will share their work on ...